CBC interviews Dr. Alex Tavasoli about the future of carbon capture
In CBC Radio’s “What On Earth”, host Laura Lynch explores climate solutions with guest experts and activists. UBC Mechanical Engineering’s Assistant Professor Alexandra Tavasoli was interviewed as one of three experts on carbon capture technology in the January 14, 2024 episode, “War, peace and a changing climate”. After discussing the environmental impacts of war, and […]
Friedman Award for Scholars in Health – Apply by Mar 13, 2024
Friedman Award for Scholars in Health The Friedman Award for Scholars in Health is open to any UBC graduate student or medical resident studying in the area of health. ‘Health’ is interpreted very broadly, and includes health promotion and disease prevention, mental health research, laboratory sciences related to medicine or health, public health, health services research, or […]
Student Experience: The Sky’s The Limit For Alyona
This article is from UBC Engineering Student Spotlights. “People find success in many different areas, and you should study something you want to study for intrinsic reasons.” Alyona Glazyrina Degree: Bachelor of Applied Science Grad year: 2024 Program: Mechanical Engineering Campus: Vancouver Why did you want to study engineering? For the longest time I assumed I would go […]
Defence: Nafise Faridi Rad – Feb 4, 2024 | 4 PM | Zoom
Adaptive and Predictive Time Domain Passivity Control for Haptic Interfaces Candidate: Nafise Faridi Rad Date: February 4, 2024 Time: 4:00PM Location: Zoom
Defence: Ali Pourzahedi – Jan 24, 2024 | 12:30 PM | Graduate Student Centre, Rm 200
Bubbles in a Viscoplastic Fluid Candidate: Ali Pourzahedi Date: January 24, 2024 Time: 12:30 PM Location: Graduate Student Centre, Room 200, 6371 Crescent Road
Defence: Mahdi Izadi – Jan 22, 2024 | 12:30 PM | Graduate Student Centre, Rm 200
Constant Pressure Invasion of Viscoplastic Suspensions in Thin Conduits Candidate: Mahdi Izadi Date: January 22, 2024 Time: 12:30 PM Location: Graduate Student Centre, Room 200, 6371 Crescent Road
UBC Engineering Spotlight: Dr. Adam Clare – Using Engineering To Democratize Design
UBC Engineering | “One of the themes throughout my research is the idea of resilience.” Dr. Adam Clare is investigating how manufacturing technologies can help build a more sustainable future. “When I was in secondary school, math and physics almost seemed like an endless video game to me, where everything just got more and more […]
Dr. Christoph Sielmann named a Marshall Bauder Chair in Experiential Learning and Leadership
APSC: Dr. Christoph Sielmann and Dr. Alon Eisenstein, assistant professors of teaching in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science, have been named the 2023 recipients of the Marshall Bauder Chairs in Experiential Learning and Leadership. Over the next three years, they will create and implement “novel ideas to provide a superior digital/experiential learning experience for […]